Stories of Character and Faith

Children 0-4 Years ​Children younger than four years old will enjoy a variety of Nursery Rhymes, Finger Plays, and Nursery Tales without being tied to monthly theme.

The goal at this age is to help the child find joy in story, artwork, music, poetry, and dance. An enriched story hour that includes all these elements works well for the entire family or in home school co-ops. A morning and evening story hour can easily be scheduled each day. The following resources have some wonderful stories, nursery rhymes, and finger plays.

The first three books can be found at Libraries of Hope. Stories and Rhymes for Young Children are part of the Story Hour Series. The other two books can be found in the "other" category. My Book House - In the Nursery is the first of twelve books from a wonderful story collection. Even though My Book House is out of print, they can be found at used book retailers and on Amazon. WeeSing has several resources for teaching children through music and fingerplays.

Children 4-8 YearsA combination of stories of character and faith, including stories from scriptures and family history​ are recommended during one story period each day.

The Stories of Character and Faith Resource Guide lists some rhymes, tales, and finger plays that are available from the resources listed below. Stories have been listed in monthly categories to assist families as they plan lessons around a central theme. ​

FREE online lessons from Character First Education. The Character First elementary curriculum presents timeless character traits in a bold, fresh manner. These lessons are designed for students in public school, private school, home school, day care, summer camp, or any other educational setting. ​

Monthly Themes

​This story collections is out of print but available from many used book retailers

William J. Bennett is the editor of several story collections filled with wonderful stories to tell children. You will find his books on Amazon and from other book sellers.

Collier's Junior Classics - 1962 edition

A Story to Tell

Out of print but available from many used book retailers.

​These stories are not included in the Story Resource Guide but they are indexed in the back of the book to make it easy to find stories for a specific moral lesson.

​​Children 8 years and older

​Beginning at age eight, children are encouraged to begin a more in-depth study of history. (See our History Story Reading Guides). However, children will continue to enjoy stories of character and faith during family reading time. Stories more suitable for the 8-12 year old child are also included in the Stories of Character and Faith Resource Guide.